Jewelry box



May 2, 1933.

J. M. sHlELns J EWELERY BOX Filed Feb, 12, 1932 Patented May 2, 1933litipllidw FFECE JOHN IE. SHELDS, F CHICAGO, RLLENOIS, ASSIG-NOR T F. H.NOBLE & COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOES, A CORPGRATQN OF ILLINOIS JEWELRYBOX Application iled February 12, 1952. Serial No. 592,556.

My invention relates to ornamental covered boxes of the kind used ascontainers 'for jewclry and other small articles. lts object is toprovide a simply constructed but desirable container of the classmentioned having the edges of the sides of its body and cover membersprovided with meeting fianged sheet metal rim members which shallpresent a neat finish, serve to hold the covering of the parts of thebox in place, and provide a seat for reception or" the lining of thelid, or display pad or otl er holder ci' the body of the box. Myinvention resides in the construction and arrangement of such flangedrim member with relation to associated parts of the box structure, theessential elements thereof being more particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

0f the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective of' the box with the covermember raised;

Fie". 2 is a vertical Section of the same;

Fig. 3 is a peispective of the bottom rim member detached, and

Fig. 4l is a vertical cross-section of the box7 the plane of the sectionbeing indicated by the dotted line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Like reference characters indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawing.

The body l, and cover 2, of the box may be suitably formed of sheetmetal, and in the box illustrated the body member vis designed toreceive a coverec display pad 3 formed with atransverse slot 4t suitableto receive a linger ring. Both portions or" the box are covered with anornamental facing material 5 as of velvet or similar fabric which iscarried around the edge of the peripheral side portion of the particularmember and preferably is cemented to the inner face of suoli portion. Asusual in such containers the cover member is hinged to the body by aspring hinge 6 of suitable construction.

The rim members '.7 and 7a respectively associated with the cover andbody members are in the present instancm though not necessarily as todetails, of precisely the same construction7 the parts of the bodymember corresponding to those of the cover being distinguished by theexponent e.

Describing the rim member of the cover,

such rim is formed with a face portion 8 lying in a substantiallyhorizontal plane, which plane portion is connected with anupwardly-extending flange portion 9 provided at the top with a set ofoutwardly bent tongues l0 and a set of inwardly bent tongues ll. Thetongues l0 recurve downwardly towards the face portion 8 at such adistance and at such an angle to the side portion of the cover member ofthe box as to make secure frictional engagement therewith and hold therim securely in place over the interposed marginal portion of the fabric5. The face portion 8 of the rim, as illustrated may be covered with afacing material 12 which covers all the exposed portions of the rim andextends on both sides part way (or entirely) across the flange 9.

Opposite the hinge 6, it will be noted7 the tace portion 8 and flange 9are cut away to accommodate the hinge, a iinishing strip 20 whichextends over the hinge and at its opposite ends extends between theadjacent portions of the rim members and portions of the body and coverof the box severally being employed to conceal the hinge and provide aneat finish.

he inwardly bent tongues provide means for fastening to the cover memberan ornamental lining 13 of a suitable material, such as silk7 or satin,which extends at its edge upwardly around tl e outside of a collar ilfitting' within the flange 9 and clamped thereto by the inwardly benttongues il. It' desired, however7 *ne construction and lit ting of theparts may be such that the collar will be retained within the flange 9by frictional engagement7 the tongues 1l serving only as stops toposition the parts.

The rim member (3 of the body member of the box is of the sameconstruction as' that of the rim section of the cover, and differs inarrangement only in being inverted with reference to the rim member ot'the cover.

The particular box illustrated, however, is

tending flange 9ab of the rim member. To provide a bottom support forthis pad, I employ a supporting plate 17 which is formed with a channel18 opposite the lower end of the ring slot in the pad and which servesto elevate the rear end of the plate and position the plate in theinclined position of the bottom of the pad, while also providing spaceto accommodate the lower portion of the ring.

I claim:

l. In combination with a. box member having a peripheral side portion, arim member having a plane face portion extending over the edge of saidside portion of the box member and a fiange po-rtion spaced inwardlyfrom said side portion, and a collar fitting within said flange portionof the rim member, said flange portion being formed withl tonguesarranged to cooperate with said side portion of the box member and withother tongues arranged to position said collar in said rim member.

2. A box structure according to claim l in which said other tonguestherein mentioned are bent into clamping engagement with said collar.

3. The combination of a box member having a peripheral side portion, afabric covering extending around the edge of said side portion totheinner face thereof, a rim member having a plane face portion extendingover the covered edge of said side portion of the box member and aflange portion spaced inwardly from said side portion, said flangeportion being formed with outwardly extending tongues arranged to clampthe margin of said covering to said side portion of tlie box.

4. A jewelry box including a body member and a cover member, saidmembers both having peripheral side portions and being hinged together'along corresponding edges of said portions, a pair of rim membersseverally having plane face portions cut away opposite the hinge jointand extending over the edges of said side portions of the box member andhaving also flange portions spaced inwardly from the side portions ofthe box members, said flange portions being formed with outwardlyextending tongues arranged to frictionally cooperate with the sideportions of the associated box members, and a finishing strip arrangedover said hinge joint and having its opposite ends severally interposedbetween the two box members and the rim members severally associatedtherewith.

5. A container for displaying a finger ring includingl box body membersformed to provide at the top a marginal lface lying in a plane inclineddownwardly from the rear and a pad socket extending downwardly from saidface, a display pad formed with a transverse ring slot rearwardly of itscenter, and a supmy name.

JOHN M. SHIELDS.

